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    electric boat trailer winch

    in Boating

    Posted

    Another thought when wiring, that I did with my last trailer boat, I wired a long cable to the boat batteries, had it sitting at the front and just ran it out to the winch when I needed it, made it a lot easier, when towing with someone else's car or swapping vehicles etc

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    thanks Ian what amp rated cable did you use ?

    electric boat trailer winch

    in Boating

    Posted

    I have seen these 4WD winches on boats before.

    Have you thought about power supply to the winch?

    hi Dave yes I have given it a bit of thought I m thinking a fused 40/50 amp positive cable from the battery into the boot that way I can remove the fuse when not in use and just use a short negative cable from the towbar hopefully that should work

    electric boat trailer winch

    in Boating

    Posted

    hi Guys

    Winching my boat onto the trailer is becoming hard for me I saw these electric winches for round $120 and thought it maybe worth while to get 1

    Is anyone using these winches or similar and are they worthwhile ?

    thanks

    Arked

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    Early Morning Flatties

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Heyy Arked

    What did u use for bait??

    Cheers

    Panooch :biggrin2:

    Hi Panooch

    I used fresh filets from small yakkas and from the larger yakkas I cut the filets into two 3 to 4 inch stips tappered at one end to resemble a smaller bait fish

    Best to be out early all the flatties were caught before sun rise.Once the sun rose the fish went quiet and the holiday crowds rolled in

    Early Morning Flatties

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Hi Byron

    you know you are always welcome up here mate and the next few months are always the best fishing for the year !

    I will be eating battered flathead and chips tonight and yes it is pretty hard to beat

    Hi Panooch

    there are plenty of yakkas at little box head at the moment ,anchor in close to the big fallen rock burley up with some bread and a little tuna oil and you cant go wrong

    regards

    Arked

    Earthrace Pics

    in General Photos

    Posted

    I looked out the back this morning to see this monster out in brisbane waters

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    I think its going to be moored at Gosford for a day or two then it will be heading down to Sydney

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    I might have to go up for a closer look tommorrow

    Assistance Required

    in The Bar

    Posted

    Hi Methuselah

    I am unable to help you with launch or retrival of your boat but if you need advice on spots to fish or local knowledge on brisbane waters I may be able to help you. If you are interested pm me I will send you my phone no.

    brisbane waters is right out my back door :biggrin2:

    A Milestone For Jewgaffer!

    in The Bar

    Posted

    Good onya Byron :thumbup:

    2000 posts 10 000 000 words now I know how you have damaged your hands it is not from making rigs it is from all that typing!!!

    Thank you for enlightening us with your knowledge and entertaining us with your humor :wacko:

    regards

    Arked & Little Arked

    What Is This?

    in The Aquarium

    Posted

    Looks like a big coi/goldfish type thing.

    That would explain why it was dead in the saltwater

    Some sort of wrasse i'd say otherwise

    Hi Josh

    thank you I was thinking it looked like a coi or goldfish but I couldnt work out why it was in Brisbane waters I supose it could have been dumped there when it died It never ceases to amaze me what people will dump in our waterways rather than have a stinky rubbish bin!

    Which Landing Net ?

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    Thanks for the tips and comments guys, I am now thinking I should get another old style landing net for fishing and I will work on one with finer netting specially for crabs

    We are only allowed to catch them on a handline in Brisbane Waters and its best to fully submerge the net because once they get to the surface they jump off most of the time

    thanks

    Arked

    Which Landing Net ?

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    Hi everyone

    I have got to get a new landing net and I was thinking of getting one of the enviro friendly nets with the small holes,not cause I am a greeny but because I catch blue swimmers aswell as fish and crab legs and nippers always get caught in the landing nets with large holes making it a slow and sometimes painful process to remove them

    Does anyone use these new enviro friendly style nets ?if so do they have any pitfalls? ie. are they slow to drain the water out making them heavy and awkward to pick up

    Are they as good as the old style landing nets for fishing?

    thanks

    Arked

    Ammeter Gauge

    in Boating

    Posted · Edited by arked

    Hi Glen

    current(amps) is measured thru the positive wire only To put it simply find the pos wire on ignition cut it run one side of that wire to the s connection the other side to the i connection (use a fuse) the g is to be connected to neg wire on ignition (use fuse)

    However this will only give you the current draw thru the ignition not the full current draw on the battery

    I would never use 1 of these gauges as it will never show the full current draw on the battery and could cause you problems

    If you are not confidend with electronics you would be better to take it to someone who is

    Sounder On Or Off?

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    Hi Squidking

    That is an interesting question I allways leave mine on and in the bait grounds the fish still seem to stay arround the boat however I have noticed the noise it makes under the water while I was swimming near the boat one day I would also be interested in what others think

    Arked

    5/11/08

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    thank you to all who have left their tips and hints hopefully our next trip out will be a bit more enjoyable for him and he will spend more time fishing and less time burleying

    Arked

    5/11/08

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted · Edited by arked

    Hi everyone

    went out this morning with my mate the burley machine, left home at about 5am and headed down to box head It was cold and cloudy but there were still a few keen surfers paddling out to little box to take advantage of the good swells rolling in

    Once we got past box head the swell and chop soon got the burley machine into action this brang a small school of yakkas around the boat that I took advantage of!

    I quickly caught a few cut them into strips and drifted hoping for some flatties but no good

    The look on the burley machine`s white face purswaded me to head back in a bit where the swell and chop werent so bad

    I picked up a few bream while the burley machine rested his sick head sleeping in the cabin once the run out tide slowed so did the bites and we headed home

    oh well at least I had fun :05:post-5899-1225867358_thumb.jpg

    Arked

    P.S. The burley machine would greatly apprecate tips on helping to overcome his nasty condition

    Kwells dont seem to work

    19/10/08

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Hi Gary

    yes it was a big puppy, getting it on the boat with out hurting it to remove the hook was difficult but holding it up for a photo while Kane tried to get a decent shot on the phone camera was the hardest part !

    The :wife: had thawed out flattie filets for last night so he will be eating morwong tonight

    Hi Byron

    Kane has his sights on a big jewie this season meanwhile the big PJs he keeps getting are definatly helping him to get a feel for the bigger fish and helping his lift and wind technique

    Hi Ray

    we had fun and it looks like you you and Hutcho had another good day! you guys are definatly getting plenty of nice flatties latly

    There sure were alot of boats out yesterday It amazes me how it is so quiet out there thru the week but once the weekend comes lookout there is boats everywhere We are lucky that we get to enjoy the waterway thru the week too :thumbup:

    Hi Tony

    now it is warming up it would be great to get out for another fish with you before you head north

    Arked

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